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From the good folks at the city of Seal Beach:

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The Seal Beach Police Department conducted a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, February 13, 2010, from 8pm to 2am on Pacific Coast Highway at 1st Street. In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, DUI checkpoints are conducted to identify offenders and get them off the street, as well as educate the public on the dangers of impaired driving.

The Seal Beach Police Department made 7 arrests for Driving Under the Influence (DUI), issued 15 citations, and stored 10 vehicles as a result of the checkpoint.

All too often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI/Drivers License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as insuring drivers have a valid driver’s license. A major component of these checkpoints is to increase awareness of the dangers of impaired driving and to encourage sober designated drivers.

A DUI checkpoint is a proven effective method for achieving this goal. By publicizing these enforcement and education efforts, the Seal Beach Police Department believes motorists can be deterred from drinking and driving.

Funding for this operation was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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